Proverbs for Life

1.  A Purpose for the Proverbs

Proverbs 1:1-4 – “The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; to know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; to give subtilty [discernment] to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.”

Proverbs for Life

This post is a companion to a previous post:  Proverbs & The Sin of Sexual Lust (Part 1)    
                                                                        Proverbs & The Sin of Sexual Lust (Part 2)    

The book of the Proverbs is written from the perspective of a father who is providing spiritual counsel to his young adult son.  With such a perspective, this book of God’s Holy Word presents a significant amount of admonition concerning the sin of sexual lust.  Even so, in the book of the Proverbs we find admonition concerning:

  I.  The Power of Temptation’s Deception
 II.  The Pathway to Utter Destruction
III.  The Protection of Spiritual Discernment
IV.  The Principle of Fleeing Departure
 V.  The Precept for Marital Devotion & Delight

Proverbs for Life

This post is a companion to a previous post:  Proverbs & The Sin of Sexual Lust (Part 1)    

The book of the Proverbs is written from the perspective of a father who is providing spiritual counsel to his young adult son.  With such a perspective, this book of God’s Holy Word presents a significant amount of admonition concerning the sin of sexual lust.  Even so, in the book of the Proverbs we find admonition concerning:

  I.  The Power of Temptation’s Deception
 II.  The Pathway to Utter Destruction
III.  The Protection of Spiritual Discernment
IV.  The Principle of Fleeing Departure
 V.  The Precept for Marital Devotion & Delight

Proverbs for Life

The book of the Proverbs is written from the perspective of a father who is providing spiritual counsel to his young-adult son.  With such a perspective, this book of God’s Holy Word presents a significant amount of admo-nition concerning the sin of sexual lust.  Even so, in the book of the Proverbs we find admonition concerning:

  I.  The Power of Temptation’s Deception
 II.  The Pathway to Utter Destruction
III.  The Protection of Spiritual Discernment
IV.  The Principle of Fleeing Departure
 V.  The Precept for Marital Devotion & Delight